Snapped by Alexis

Making the most out of the cool, early morning weather... and the sunny mid-day weather too. ☀️🌻

29 Oct 2023 -- Mt. Cayabu & Mt. Maynuba climb with some waterfalls! 🏞️⛰️

SUPER late post but I just wanted to add this for memory sake. 😁

2nd time climbing both peaks. My last climb was in 2019 (but my mind kept remembering 2017 lol). I did the 1st climb in preparation for a major climb in Mindanao that didn't happen because I ended up getting into a motorcycle accident going to the jump-off point. 😬

Well, it's really great that I get to do a "revenge climb" safely. Really glad we pulled more people to climb with us this time. Hooraaaaay!

Also, slide through the photos to see the magnificent waterfalls in the trail! Uggggh! Can't believe this beauty is just in Rizal too!

P.S. Some photos I grabbed from 📸. Thanks! I also want to shoutout Courier for their very sturdy shorts! Kinaya po ang climb without a problem. Thanks! 🫶

Hoping we have MORE SPACES that PEOPLE and can move properly around Metro Manila every day.

At least, we get a glimpse of it for a few hours every Sunday morning for the rest of the year. 💕🚲

P.S. Can't believe Ayala Avenue is around 10km from home... With uphills, of course (which is the exercise part of the commute lol).

Nuvali, Laguna = ✅🚴‍♀️
50km+ from home 👌

Original plan was to do a loop, but I learned the really hard way that your body needs to be a priority first. Call it ego cycling if you will. Lol. Had to go home using P2P and Grab for safety. 😅

Thanks for not leaving me behind (I was told that said he should wait for me so I thank you for this, Cha, because I was fully intending to request to be left behind at the 5km mark). 🙏

Thank you also to the legendary , Joel, JD (sorry, Idk your IG handles yet if you have any!) for your patience! 💕

Will definitely do a revenge padyak and finish a proper loop next time.

Side note: Because I was moving waaaaaay slower for the last 9-10kms, I can remember the path to Nuvali now. So that's good, I suppose? 😂

Mt. Espadang Bato, Rodriguez, Rizal ⛰️

At least for this day, I felt closer to heaven. 💕

I was invited to climb originally to hike to Mt. Sipit Ulang + Payaran Falls but the weather didn't permit us to do so and the exciting part of the Sipit Ulang trail was closed. 😅

In order to reach the peak of the mountain, we climbed an attached ladder on the other side of the pointy part where I'm sitting. Lol. Nonetheless, the height is a doozy but the view is so magnificent! 😍

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For those who are wondering why the heck I decided to climb a mountain a few days after Mama's passing... I cannot exactly answer that with a simple answer. All I know is that I process things by doing something productive (even better if I'm doing something out of the ordinary).

I suppose this is my metaphorical way of meeting Mama halfway to Heaven. I don't know... 😅

26.08.2023 - FREE BIKING LESSONS IN ORTIGAS C/O Bicycle Friendly Philippines 🚲💖

This day was my full circle moment/day. 💕

Last February 2022, I was the one who was taught how to ride a bike. During this day, not only was I able to teach a good friend of mine how to ride a bike, but I met and had a blast with other amazing cyclists like Courier, Tita Karen, Aneka, Space Racer PH. Admittedly, I was also in fangirling mode also! 😁😍

I am very grateful to have been given a chance to pay forward the love for cycling through this opportunity. Super glad I did this, and would mostly likely do it again. Until the next one! 🥰